Wednesday, April 28, 2010

InfoArch: Matchbook Website

BEHOLD, my matchbook collection website. Below is my pdf progression of my how to navigate through the website. To recap, I wanted to highlight my illustrations and not have anything too distracting from them, but I also wanted something to sort of showcase them also. It's a classic/old school dated sort of look with the color illustrations. I think there's a nice mix within the website and a good balance between what's digital and what's analog. The wood in the background is to reflect a bar top because when I thought about where matchbooks might live, I thought bars are a good place to expect them. Not all of these matchbooks are from bars, though I don't think that matters.

There's an about page...about the collector and his collection.A quick history of matchbooks page.Then, let the sorting begin. First by location, alphabetically.Then by venue.and last by size.The rollovers are a colorized square that is overlaid each matchbook. Just a subtle signifier of where you are.The matchbook pages are pretty simple. Large image of the matchbook with a quick history overview. The bottom right corner has a "compare" button. This allows the user to view the infographics.One of the infographic pages it might lead to.